by Body Chek | Jun 27, 2015 | Blog, BodyCHEK, Injury Rehabilitation, Sports Injuries, Strength & Conditioning, Tennis
Two years ago, I severely ruptured two discs in my lower back (see my MRI scans below), leaving me in pain, unable to sit, walk without a severe limp, get in a car, put my own socks on and definitely couldn’t workout or play sport. I also suffered from numbness...
by Body Chek | Apr 21, 2015 | Blog, Injury Rehabilitation, Sports Injuries, Tennis
If you’ve been following my posts for some time, you’ll know that in June 2013, I ruptured my L4/5, L5/S1 lumbar discs. I have a series of blogs over the last 22 months detailing my progress: Blog 1 Blog 2 Blog 3 Blog 4 Blog 5 Well, I’m happy to...
by Body Chek | Apr 6, 2015 | Blog, Professional Courses, Sports Injuries, Strength & Conditioning, Tennis
After a long day travelling from San Diego, I arrived in New York. I had a few days to recover from my travels and crossing time zones before I was due to teach at The ECA World Fitness Convention. It was a bit of shock going from hot weather to temperatures below...
by Body Chek | Jan 15, 2015 | Blog, Injury Rehabilitation, Sports Injuries, Tennis
Last week, I was visited by a tennis coach who had a sharp pain in his left shoulder. He was unable to reach out wide to his left side and unable to get to the end of his back swing and the end of his follow through on his backhand (he has as a double-handed...
by Body Chek | Nov 7, 2014 | Blog, Sports Injuries, Strength & Conditioning, Tennis
If you’ve been reading my blogs for a while, you may remember that I prolapsed two discs in my lumbar spine back in June 2013. Back in August last year I began blogging about my recovery and I promised I would follow up in the future to keep you posted of my...
by Body Chek | Jun 13, 2014 | Blog, Sports Injuries, Strength & Conditioning, Tennis
At the end of May, I attended my second course in Active Release Technique®. It was the Upper Extremity Course and I had previously attended The Spine course in Norway in 2012. It was one of the best courses I’ve ever taken and can see the huge benefits it can...